Historical Atlas of Crystallography

ISBN-13: 9780792306498 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 158 str.

J. Lima-de-Faria; J. Lima-De-Faria

Opis

A little gem of a book not a conventional history but rather a collection of data graphically displayed in the form of time-maps. Brief essays trace the histories of the four branches of crystallography and other crystallographic subjects. The bibliography is detailed, and a beautiful section displa

Recenzje

'The book is extremely well documented with over 500 references to...the book is a valuable and fascinating collection of historical material dealing with fundamental scientific discovery and should be made available to all students of the history of science.' Review from Ambix 39:3 1992

Spis treści

Foreword

Preface

1. Time-Maps as a Cultural Tool, J. Lima-de-Faria

2. Time Maps of Crystallography, J. Lima-de-Faria

3. Brief History of Geometrical Crystallography, Marjorie Senechal

4. Brief History of Physical Crystallography, W.A. Wooster

5. Brief History of Chemical Crystallography. I: Inorganic Compounds, P.B. Moore

6. Brief History of Chemical Crystallography. II: Organic Compounds, Jenny P. Glusker

7. Brief History of Crystal Structure Determination, M.J. Buerger

8. Title pages of Important Works on Crystallography, J. Lima-de-Faria

9. The Domain of Crystallography, Helen D. Megaw

10. Bibliography on the history of Crystallography, J. Lima-de-Faria

Copyright details:

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